- Barack Obama thinks we should spend less on defense. In 2008, his plan brought home around 142,000 U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- He wants to shut down defense programs that are not performing.
- Obama wants to work with China, Russia, and other countries to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
- He wants to help Israel build a stronger security system.
- Mitt Romney wants to build up military strength with money from the government. He wants to invest more money in the Middle East.
- Romney wants to build up the Army with more ships and soldiers.
- Romney wants to make our missile defense systems bigger, better,and stronger.
- He wants to reverse Obama's plan to set basic defense spending at 4%.